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Originally Posted by aldente
if it " covers like paint" then you can't tell if the deck is wood
TWP is the best stain, unless you want a latex thing that is to stain as Chicago deep dish is to pizza
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If you have an old deck, all those pits and grain that have opened up need to be sealed, otherwise water gets in and does even more damage.
No semi-transparent stain will fix a deck in such condition, and so there is solid Sikkens that is like spackle (
or a good paint) filling it all back in.
If one has a deck NOT on it's last legs the TWP product sounds nice.
I'd like so see some more TWP photos. The one customer with poor coverage on their website was told they didn't properly prepare the deck and all the old flaws telegraphed through. His photos were bad, not sure he did much prep at all.
By comparison the Sikkens is very forgiving, but don't expect a lick of depth, there just isn't any as it's monolithic/monotone.
In short, if you are on the line between replacing the wood and staining, Sikkens solid is an option. TWP looks to be an option if your deck isn't shot and you are meticulous about preparation.
On a covered front porch cedar floor on my former house I started with Penofin and when that wore out did a several heavy coats of Duckback semi. No way around a constant maintenance cycle and from what I've been reading it's that way with every product even TWP.